A12 Clone - should I?

[Caterpillars]

Think I would just need hood and black wheels. Originally a 383 4 speed SB. Now has 496 stroker 6 pak. Doing a dana 60 rear, upgrading brakes from drums to power disk and installing a Borgeson ps.

 

[Jerry Hall]

Should I? NO

 

[6PKRTSE]

Sure, it's your car. Do whatever you want with it. It will look great either way. Someone else can always change it later on.

 

[davek]

Car looks great just the way she sits. JMO

 

[DeltaV]

Gorgeous car!

 

[Runcharger]

I think it looks better as is, however there is no reason you can't take care of both sets of parts and change it over as you see fit.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

I think it looks better as is, however there is no reason you can't take care of both sets of parts and change it over as you see fit.

Agree but do not store that hood on the pointed corners... The sides are long and flat... The corners bend easy.

 

[R413]

I have a car for that hood, shipping would hurt though.

Looks great now. Do you really want to deal with a lift off hood?
Seems like a royal PITA

 

[moparsaver]

If it were mine, I’d leave it Bee…

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

If it were mine, I’d leave it Bee…

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Its your car, but I too agree that I would leave it alone and it looks great as is!

 

[dspur]

Should I? NO

Agree

 

[dan juhasz]

lift off hood = pain in the ***
car looks great as is

 

[hunt2elk]

My vote is to leave it alone. If you want to do anything to it, paint the hood scoops body color.

 

[Dave6T4]

My vote is to leave it alone. If you want to do anything to it, paint the hood scoops body color.

Interestingly, the black painted hood scoops were part of a spring option package. Numbers guru's can supply option #.

 

[Dave6T4]

When I had my new 1969 SuperBee, I had an opportunity to buy an A12 hood for cheap. I figure it had the 5-Finger discount. It cost me more for the hood pins and brackets than I paid for the hood! I did not find it much of a problem removing or reinstalling this hood. I mean, how many times are you going to check your oil or rad? The view from the driver's seat over that huge scoop made it all worthwhile. My car was a RamCharger hood car, so it came with the big air cleaner lid like the 'Bee pictured. The Ford and Chevy guys saw the big cleaner lid through the scoop and figured it was a Six Pack car, and did not mess with me.

 

[hunt2elk]

Interestingly, the black painted hood scoops were part of a spring option package. Numbers guru's can supply option #.

That is interesting, and something I didn't know. I would then have to retract my previous statement if the op's car was coded for the black scoops....

 

[Speedbird]

One question.
Why?

 

[r4sedan]

I like it the way it is.